Interview Qustions : -

1. which plcs you have worked

2. salary expectation
3. what were the course contents
4. what did you learn in instrumentation
5. how to communicate bw plc & scada
6. what have you done in scada
7. what is DH+
8. What is universal gate
9. overload relay
10. about experience
11. why starters are used
12. What is thermocouple
13. what is 5/40
14. what is response time
15. difference between relay & plc
16. plc block diagram
17. drive circuit diagram
18. level control example with a motor & level switch
19. why do we use drive to start a motor
20. how drive works
21. how drive saves energy
22. how much energy it saves
23. in many industries star-delta starters are used why
24. make a ladder logic to start or stop a motor with one push
button without using counter
25. same logic use counter but do not used ‘equal to’ block
26. types of counters
27. ladder logic of star-delta starter
28. Major project whole description
29. SCADA (Real time trending, historical trending)
30. PLC Programming, holding, concept, Modicon
31. HMI
32. Instrumentation: RTD, TC, Load sensor,
33. temp control, how it works
34. sinking sourcing concept
35. DOL starter
36. pump operation
37. what were you doing in sofcon
38. salary previous company
39. start delta DOL
40. Addressing of Timer, counter
41. start stop ladder logic
42. application with timer
43. motors, drives, dol-stardelta starters & logic diagrams related
44. personal information
45. HMI MMI Difference
46. what is frequency
47. relay & plc difference
48. micrologix 1000 description
49. Power electronics
50. IGVT
51. Rectifier-working
52. 3 Phase power,
53. SCR, DIAC, Thyristor
54. Oscillator & invertor circuit
55. Drives: working, Principle, advantages
56. ac dc drives (internal concepts)
57. Star Delta diagram
58. ladder diagram of star delta
59. ladder diagram of a pump running for 10 mins but gives 5 sec
alarm before running
60. diff bet KWH & KVAH
61. What is power factor
62. how to improve power factor
63. what is the need to improve power factor
64. what is power triangle.
65. zener diode & its characteristics
66. operational amplifier
67. finding current across zener diode
68. a fan (200w) & a bulb (200w) running for 10 hr/day. Calculate
monthly bill
69. what is AC Drive. Block diagram
70. how to control speed using drives
71. what are dc drives
72. project info
73. sensors & transmitters
74. microprocessor programming
75. more emphasis on communication skill
76. What is thermocouple
77. what is 5/40
78. what is response time
79. which plcs you have worked
80. salary expectation
81. what were the course contents
82. what did you learn in instrumentation
83. how to communicate bw plc & scada
84. what have you done in scada
85. what is DH+
86. What is universal gate
87. overload relay
88. about experience
89. why starters are used
90. difference between relay & plc
91. plc block diagram
92. drive circuit diagram
93. level control example with a motor & level switch
94. Star Delta diagram
95. ladder diagram of star delta
96. ladder diagram of a pump running for 10 mins but gives 5 sec
alarm before running
97. diff bet KWH & KVAH
98. What is power factor
99. how to improve power factor
100. what is the need to improve power factor
101. what is power triangle.
102. zener diode & its characteristics
103. operational amplifier
104. finding current across zener diode
105. a fan (200w) & a bulb (200w) running for 10 hr/day
106. Tell me something about yourself
107. What is SCADA
108. Which SCADA Software you have worked
109. Which all PLCs you have worked, describe individually
110. how many I/Os are there in micrologix
111. Detailed description about the projects during training
112. How to communicate between HMI & PLC, Which software is
used for HMI
113. Power & line diagrams of Star Delta Starters / DOL starters
114. Make a program that counts 5 times, works for 5 sec & then
s/w off & also use a reset button
115. RTD, T/c, thermistor, proximity switches
116. About college seminar, industrial training, experience etc.
117. Diff between relay & contactor
118. sourcing & sinking
119. diff between micrologix & SLC
120. Control the level of a tank by proportional control valve using
analog level sensor
121. define Analog & digital I/O
122. Draw PLC Wiring
123. Generate a pulse & count up to 10 pulses
124. diff between RTD & T/C
125. Load cell
126. panel, base of the panel
127. PLC
128. Star delta
129. control & power diagram of star Delta starter then make
ladder diagram for that
130. PNP & NPN Sensor difference
131. Volume of cylinder
132. Forwarding reversing of Motors
133. Drives connections to motor
134. Project during college
135. applications
136. control & power diagram of star Delta starter then make
ladder diagram for that
137. PNP & NPN Sensor difference
138. Volume of cylinder
139. Forwarding reversing of Motors
140. Drives connections to motor
141. Project during college
142. applications
143. Project details
144. third yr seminar
145. summer training in third year
146. selection of plc
147. what is scada
148. DOL Star delta starter
149. HMI & Scada difference
150. what is protocol, why used, where used
151. VFD
152. RTD, Level sensor, flow sensor
153. torque vs speed characteristics
154. relay contactor, thermal overload relay
155. what is bus bar
156. protections in panel
157. how energy is save in drives
158. difference between sensor & transducer
159. HR General information
160. explain best part of your life
161. Star delta starter connections
162. turbine boilers (mechanical )
163. contactor, relays
164. salary expectations
165. plc, 3 Ph motor working
166. NO NC Start Stop logics
167. 3 ph motor drawing using PLCs
168. Solenoid, PID, Control valve, RTD Relay
169. panel, base of the panel
170. PLC
171. Star delta
172. drive, formula of drive
 173. different types of motors
174. level sensor
175. how to test the level of an acid tank
176. what is PLC
177. Types of digital & analog input outputs
178. rising edge
179. star delta starter & its logical diagram
180. PLC Programming logic regarding timer counter
181. networking of plc to PLC Communication theory, practical
182. scada: how to prep tag
183. which drive have your worked, connections of of drives,
practical
184. motor practical connections
185. all plc scada introduction
186. about your interest
187. how many programs have you completed during training
188. use timer counter and prepare a blinker
189. controller drive communication family background
190. Truth table of AND , OR gate
191. convert Hexadecimal 1FA (16) to binary
192. which metal is best conductor Aluminium or copper
193. Who was the first president of India
194. If 220 v dc is applied to primary of transformer, what will be
the output
195. calculation of current from simple circuit diagram
196. What is rotor frequency if 1400, for a 4 pole motor
197. Self Introduction
198. Interest in subjects
199. Use of SCADA
200. Allen Bradley PLC & its types
201. one push button: I st time motor on, II time motor off, III time
motor again runs
202. pump operation
203. transformer definition
204. drive & its benefits
205. which drive have you worked & what is the sl no
206. which all sensors you know
How drive works, Calculate time in one pulse
207. Make a ladder diagram for 05 no. outputs with one proximity
switch. A conveyor moves television sets. S/w on output 1
when televisions between 15-17 pass, 2 between 18 to 20, 3
between 25-30 & 4 when 35 no television sets pass
208. Star Delta starters & their power & control diagrams
209. Reversing & forwarding circuits of motors
210. On off, proportional & PID Controllers
211. Reading of Electrical Circuits
212. Dg synchronization
213. 3 phase Full wave rectifier thyristor control rectifier
214. CCD of Star-delta, why & advantage
215. double cage squirrel cage induction motor
216. phase wound induction motor details
217. transformer on load test, tape charging
218. off load charging, difference between the two, how it works
219. why star-delta starter is required
220. star delta starter ladder logic
221. what is scan time
222. Explain the working operation of a motor, what are different
types of motors
223. difference between motor & transformer
224. what is drive & how it works, types of drives what is its duty
cycle.
225. how energy is saved by drive. What are different basic
parameters of drive
226. RTD, Thermocouple, thermistor
227. Difference between relay & contactor
228. how contactor is connected to Plc.
229. how many I/Os are there in micrologix1000 & simens s7-200
plc.
230. what is protocol, what is Ethernet. What is the difference
between the two.
231. difference between RS 232 & RS 485. What is the difference
between serial & parallelcommunication
232. PLC wiring
233. how current gets reduced in star-delta configuration
234. how to design panel, range of switchgears & contactors
235. components of s7-200 & 300 PLCs. Which type of CPU you
worked in siemens & micrologix.
236. difference between SCADA & HMI & Where are they used.
Have you seen used anywhere.
237. ladder diagram of a tank having low & high level sensor.
Pump is off when water reaches to highlevel, pump is
switched on when water level goes below low level.
238. what is the principle of operation of servomotor. What is their
use in industries.
239. how will you change the mode of ops of a drive
240. if drives is indicating overload, what should be done
241. For increasing the frequency more than 60 hz which
parameter need to be changed (according tocatalogue)
242. how to connect p/b with drive
243. name of drive you have worked
244. Project details
245. third yr seminar
246. summer training in third year
247. selection of plc
248. what is scada
249. DOL Star delta starter
250. HMI & Scada difference
251. what is protocol, why used, where used
252. VFD
253. RTD, Level sensor, flow sensor
254. torque vs speed characteristics
255. relay contactor, thermal overload relay
256. what is bus bar
257. protections in panel
258. how energy is save in drives
259. difference between sensor & transducer
260. HR General information
261. explain best part of your life
262. DOL START Delta starter
263. ladder logic
264. rtd, tc,
265. AC Drive block diagram
266. PID applications
267. level detection diagram
268. personal information related to experience

269. Why have you come for interview

270. How can you prove in marketing field
271. how will you handle pressure
272. plc & drives
273. star delta starter ladder logic without using timer (make a
delay of 5 sec)
274. without using a counter count 5 to start a motor
275. push button to toggle
276. what is scan time
277. siemens modicon plc cables
278. describe about ur project
279. explain the difference between squirrel & PWIM
280. Explain the operation of any motor
281. which motor produces more torque & explain why
282. what is drive
283. voltage rating of SCR
284. What is use of using SCR
285. DO you know 120 deg or 180 deg mode of operation of a drive
286. what is the use of capacitor in de-link system of drive
convertor section
287. draw bridge rectifier & explain
288. why gate pulses are used in scr
289. what is PLC SCADA HMI
290. Diff bet HMI & SCADA
291. what is voltage rating of PLC Processor
292. what is synchronous speed
293. what do you mean by a pole
294. how many tags were there in scada
295. diff between dol & star delta starter
296. which protocol is used for communicating between PLC &
scada
297. Full form of DH+
298. Howmany inputs & outputs are there in Micrologix & SLC
299. memory of Micrologix 1000
300. star delta logic
301. load sensor
302. RFID
303. what is add & subtract block in micrologix 1000
304. what is position sensor
305. load sensor
306. flow sensors
307. speed control of dc motor
308. speed control of ac motor
309. what is ac drive & what is dc drive
310. what is braking
311. push button as a toggle switch
312. 4 way traffic light program
313. what is timer & counter
314. diff bet timer & counter
315. final year project
316. how many flags are used in Micrologix 1000
317. purpose of circuit breaker in panel
318. what is HMI
319. How we can change the preset value of timer through HMI
320. DOL Starter Basic of electrical types of motor
321. star delta connections, power circuit and control circuit
322. Panel design
323. control & power diagram of star Delta starter then make
ladder diagram for that
324. PNP & NPN Sensor difference
325. Volume of cylinder
326. Forwarding reversing of Motors
327. Drives connections to motor
328. Project during college
329. applications
330. sinking & sourcing
331. RTD
332. Allen Bradley plc connections
333. level sensor
334. Motor & drive
335. experience regarding project
336. forwarding reversing of conveyor
337. DOL Star delta
338. use of plcs
339. Writing of a small program: when we press start p/b motor 1
starts, after 5 sec motor 2 starts, after 5 sec motor 3 starts.
when we press stop p/b motor 1 stops, after 5 sec motor 2
stops & after 5 sec motor 3 stops. If there is problem with 2nd
motor, third motor runs & first motor stops. If there is a
problem with the third motor, I motor runs & second motor
stops